Tony McHale (pictured above) discovered he had an alteration in the BRCA2 gene at the age of 61, putting him at a much higher risk of developing prostate cancer. Shortly after, Tony joined the IMPACT ...
Twenty years ago today, the International Genome Sequencing Consortium published the first detailed analysis of the human genome. The paper appeared online in Nature on 15 February 2001, followed by a ...
Image: Person walking towards the beach. Credits: Pixabay. Most people are aware of the benefits of exercise – it has been associated with improvements in overall health for some time. It makes sense ...
Image: Scanning electron micrograph of a single prostate cancer cell. Credit: Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has expressed disappointment that NICE has ...
A spit test, where a sample can be collected at home, is more accurate at identifying future risk of prostate cancer for some men than the current standard PSA blood test, a new study reports. Results ...
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, strongly welcomes the decision by NICE to recommend the targeted breast cancer drug, capivasertib, in combination with fulvestrant, for treating the most ...
Image: Breast cancer cells. Credit: Anne Weston. Scientists have discovered how breast cancer cells can ‘hibernate’ to avoid treatment and ‘wake up’ years later – causing a relapse that is more ...
The Institute of Cancer Research has welcomed new plans to deliver around one million square feet of state-of-the-art research and laboratory space for life-sciences companies in Sutton, south London, ...
Image of human melanoma tissue, with melanoma cells in green and purple extracellular matrix fibres arranged perpendicular at the border of the tumour. Credit Oscar Maiques Carlos Scientists have ...
Elen Hughes was first diagnosed with primary invasive lobular breast cancer in 2008 at the age of 37. Eight years later, her cancer returned and spread, and she has been on a rollercoaster journey ...
Darwinian evolution has influenced and inspired the rapidly growing field of evolutionary medicine that uses evolution to approach the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human diseases. Cancer ...
Image: DNA sequence. Credit: The Institute of Cancer Research, London. A spit test, where a sample can be collected at home, is more accurate at identifying future risk of prostate cancer for one ...